Friday, October 25, 2013

Tuesday, October 29, 2013


Prompt: Phobias -- What scares you?  

Phobias


Writing Lab 211
Today 
If you are not done with your child's book, hold off  working on it during class today.
First, do these things: 

1. Make sure you have your two zombie haiku on the blog.
http://kidblog.org/MsDorseysWriters/

2. Write a scary story using Ms. John's scary story prompt on MyAccess. This is a contest.  The deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 30.  Remember that you can work on it from home or from anywhere you have Internet access.

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/oct/31/writing-tips-ghost-stories-cornelia-funke

3. If you have extra time today,  work on your child's book -- if needed -- or work on an entry for the PTSA Reflections Contest: Believe, Dream, Inspire.
Those are due November 8.



My Access Login Instructions

To access MyAccess at home, click on the MyAccess link  located under the Resources heading on the school website or  type “myaccess.com” in the address line.

Username: First five letters of last name followed by first

3 letters of first name followed by 000 or whatever number  combination you use for your student Skyward login.

Example: smithale032 or wood deb000 (spaces are needed for names less than 5

Password: your student ID#

To start an assignment, click on Assignments.

To view student portfolio, click on MY Portfolio.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Happy Term End!

Prompt:  Anything at all about vampires:  Edward and Bella, My Babysitter is a Vampire, Dracula, etc.

Computer Lab
Finish children's stories if needed.
Carefully edit.

Write a scary story using Ms. John's scary story prompt on MyAccess.
Consider, maybe start on Reflections.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Quotes for Believe, Dream, Inspire

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale 
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/believe.html#HitssQbwSpHE1cVS.99

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt 
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/believe.html#HitssQbwSpHE1cVS.99

Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Theodore Roosevelt 
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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
William James 
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“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich









Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Children's books due!
I have finished grading everything except the Children's books.  I am so excited to see all of them on Wednesday!  

If you are not done drawing, don't rush.  Show me what you have so far.  


Today's agenda:

Watch "If I Were a Zombie. . . . "    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPNqub966Tw
Computer Lab to finish Children's Books.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Halloween Costumes?

This message came from Mr. Farnsworth:
     Halloween is next Thursday. Students are welcome to dress in costume for the school day but must adhere to the following policies:
·   no excessive face painting or gore, 
·   no cross dressing,                                        
·   no weapons,      

·   and all costumes must adhere to dress code modesty standards. Costumes should not be a disruption to the education process. 
 Those students whose costumes disrupt schooling will be asked to change.

These pictures came from Ms. Dorsey's class -- a couple of years ago.

This boy came as Eragon.

This boy came as Cap, the main character from the novel Schooled.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Writing Prompt:  Introducing the Zombie Haiku Contest!
Time for zombie haiku.  Try writing some of your own. Post and publish them on your blog.  The best ones about zombies will win small but fun prizes!  These are due by the end of class on October 29.  
Write at least two for your grade.  

The pattern for haiku is 
3 lines:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

(Tales of Ba Sing Se)  12:57 iTunes  Notice that once he falls into the school, Sokka speaks in haiku.


Here are some Zombie haiku samples, by my teacher friend, Joe Anson: 


“let’s give her a hand”—
zombie’s attempt to find a
snack for his daughter


hand and foot in mouth
is a meal for young zombies
not another plague


watching The Walking
Dead reminds zombies of old
fam’ly videos


rude teenage rebel
learned painful lesson; she told
zombie, “Just bite me.”


the hunger games are
undeniably zombie’s
favorite pastime

The pattern for haiku is 
3 lines:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

zombie haiku are                  
highly addictive ‘cuz they        
get into your blood                 

beware, seventh grade!           
Dorsey and other teachers     
get into your brains               
                             


writing zombie 'ku
count syllables carefully
grades and brains at stake
 --- Ms. D.


2. Computer lab -- I hope!  Lab 223
These three are due on this term: 

  1. children's books  -- quality draft due Wednesday, October 23, by the end of class
  2. me-bag stories -- revise and edit as needed 
  3. inspired-by poems 


If extra time, work on your zombie haiku.   (Due Oct. 29)